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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2015
Jostens, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Timothy Saarela, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Kevin Abernathy, Burnsville, MN (US);
Richard Wells, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Lev Neyman, Edina, MN (US);
Jon Joriman, Little Canada, MN (US);
Jostens, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
In various embodiments, digital manufacturing of jewelry items is provided, including a physical process and software automation for implementing the physical process. Further, models formed during the process, as well as the resultant jewelry items, are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises forming a digital model of the jewelry item, forming a physical model of the jewelry item based on the digital model, and manufacturing the jewelry item in a lost wax process using the physical model.